The Prints of Jacques Callot The Prints of Jacques Callot

This fascinating exhibition of more than thirty including the Dutch master Rembrandt and the etchings and engravings by the ground- Italian etcher Stefano della Bella, among others. breaking French printmaker Jacques Callot (1592-1635) is drawn from The Museum’s Employed by the grand dukes of Tuscany permanent collection. in Florence and by the dukes of Lorraine in modern-day France, Callot produced popular During the early part of the seventeenth prints of nobles, beggars, religious themes, century, Callot elevated the art of etching contemporary theater, and war. The artist through his technical innovations that allowed approached his subjects with a penetrating, for subtle gradations of line, resulting in sometimes sympathetic, eye and produced effective, unprecedented spatial illusions. His more than 1400 prints during his lifetime — prints influenced generations of European artists a remarkable achievement.

ABOVE: Jacques Callot, The Wheel (from the Grand Miseries of War series), 1633, etching, 1919.1085.1 FAR LEFT: Jacques Callot, Lady with a Large Ruff and Her Hair Worn Down (from the series The Nobility of Lorraine), c.1620 – 1623, etching, 1969.2.1 NEAR LEFT: Gallery installation at the Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

TESTIMONIALS: “Callot’s depiction of religious subjects, festivals, war and distinct social types – all featured in the exhibition – shaped the subject matter and appearance of prints throughout Europe in the early 17th century.” – Kurt Shaw, Pittsburgh Tribune

CONTENTS: 36 framed etchings and engravings; extended object labels; introductory text panel; section panels SIZE: Approximately 175 linear feet EXHIBITION TOUR: Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.

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